Grade 9 Career Education - R.E. Mountain Secondary

As you are aware, at RE Mountain Secondary School, the Career Education 9 Curriculum is embedded within the regular required courses throughout the year and not delivered as a separate course. Students will receive a mark for this course on their June report card. The marks will be based on the work below. Students may complete missing assignments during Flex blocks or at home.

Important Due Dates:

October 23, 2019 – Take Your Grade 9 To Work Permission Forms Due to Grade 9 Science Teachers

November 6, 2019 – Take Your Grade 9 To Work Day Event

November 8, 2019 – Take Your Grade 9 To Work Day assignment OR alternate assignment due (complete only if your student was unable to participate). Please hand into your Grade 9 Science Teacher.

TBD – MyBlueprint Term 1 Core Competencies Digital Portfolio Reflection Due.

March 13, 2020 – Grade 9 Career Fair Day Event at REMSS.

March 30, 2020 – Career Fair Day or Alternate Assignment Due. Please hand in to your Social Studies teacher.

March 30, 2020 – MyBlueprint Term 2 Core Competencies Digital Portfolio Reflection Due

April 12, 2020 – My Blueprint Term 3 Core Competencies Digital Portfolio Reflection Due

Date TBA – Mini Capstone Presentations. Please see important information below that outlines what you need to have completed.

Career 9 Links & Forms:

Below are links to documents associated with the Career Education Curriculum. Grade 9 parents and students should be aware of the following to ensure they receive credit for Career Education 9.

Class Remind App: Each student needs to sign up for our class Remind app. This enables students to be sent reminders about when class assignments are due and of upcoming events. Parents are welcome to sign up for this too.

Remind Sign Up Invite

Take Your Grade 9 To Work Day: This nation wide event is taking place on November 6, 2019. Permission Forms are due back by October 23rd to your child’s Science teacher. All students are responsible for completing the reflective assignment or the alternate assignment and submitting it to their science teacher by Friday, November 8th, 2019.

Grade 9 Career Fair Day

This is a really fun event where students have the opportunity to learn about a variety of career paths. Last year, students were able to chat with doctors, nurses, emergency first responders, accountants, dj’s, sound engineers, radio producers, plumbers, hair and make up artists, web designers, professors, pilots, RCMP, zoologists, movie stuntwomen/men, auto mechanics, and border control officers to name just a few!

If you are a parent who would like to volunteer to be a guest speaker at this year’s event, please let us know by emailing Ms. Lacroix at llacroix@sd35.bc.ca. We would love to have you share your expertise with our students!

This assignment will be provided the day of the event for students to complete while attending the Career Fair Day held at REMSS. The alternate assignment below is for students who will be away due to a parent excused absence.

Career Fair Day Alternate Assignment 2020

My Blueprint Portfolios & Assignments: This program will act as a portfolio for students to reflect on their personal learning journey and on the Core Competencies from Grade 9 to Grade 12 in preparation for their Exit Capstone Interview in Grade 12. This portfolio will act as the main portal for students to submit their Career 9 assignments. Initial set up and examples will be provided during scheduled class time throughout the year. If students require extra help, they are encouraged to come and see Ms. Lacroix in room 1158 during Flex or Ms. Hibi in the counselling area.

Grade 9 Mini Capstone Event Assignment Instructions

Grade 9 Mini Capstone Spring 2020

Photo Gallery from Career Fair Day 2019

A huge thank you to our guest presenters for volunteering their time to come and share their expertise with us. Students had the opportunity to be exposed to and learn about career options that they might not otherwise have known about.